CLEAR WELL G/A
GRANULAR ACID


CLEAR WELL IS A DRY, WHITE GRANULAR ACID USED IN THE REMOVAL OF IRON, MANGANESE AND CARBONATE SCALES FROM AROUND WELL SCREENS, CASING AND PUMPING EQUIPMENT. YET, CLEAR WELL IS SAFE TO HANDLE AND TRANSPORT IN GRANULAR FORM.


ACIDIZING WELLS


HYDROCHLORIC AND/OR MURIATIC ACIDS HAVE BEEN USED FOR YEARS TO REHABILITATE WELLS. MOST WELLS WILL USE ANYWHERE FROM 100 TO 1000 GALLONS OF THESE ACIDS FOR A SINGLE TREATMENT. THIS WILL CREATE PROBLEMS IN HANDLING AND TRANSPORTING. YOU CAN ONLY HAUL 500 LBS. OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS UNDER CURRENT D.O.T. REGULATIONS, WHICH IS ONE 50 GALLON DRUM OF LIQUID ACID. 500 LBS. OF CLEAR WELL IS ABOUT AN EQUIVALENT OF 2,250 GALLONS OF HYDROCHLORIC OR MURIATIC. IT IS SAFE TO HANDLE AND TRANSPORT IN ITS GRANULAR FORM, BUT WHEN MIXED WITH WATER, IT BECOMES A VERY STRONG ACID AND SHOULD BE HANDLED LIKE ANY OTHER LIQUID ACID. PROTECTIVE GLOVES AND GOGGLES SHOULD BE WORN. ALTHOUGH THERE IS NOT AN INITIAL BURN TO THE SKIN AS WITH OTHER LIQUID ACIDS, YOU SHOULD FLUSH SKIN WITH PLENTY OF WATER. CLEAR WELL PRODUCES NO FUMES OR GASES WHEN MIXING WITH WATER.


SAFE AND STRONG


THERE IS NOT A LIQUID ACID AVAILABLE THAT IS AS SAFE TO USE AND HANDLE THAN CLEAR WELL. THE ACID USED IN THIS PRODUCT IS 99 1/2 PERCENT PURE. IT IS MIXED WITH
DISPERSANTS AND INHIBITORS TO BREAK UP INCRUSTANTS AND KEEP THEM IN SOLUTION FOR REMOVAL. CLEAR WELL IS D.O.T. CLASSIFIED NON-CORROSIVE IN ITS GRANULAR FORM, AND REQUIRES NO CORROSIVE LABEL FOR SHIPPING. ALL OTHER INGREDIENTS USED IN CLEAR WELL ARE FOOD GRADE AND ARE NOT LISTED AS HAZARDOUS BY  O.S.H.A. 29 CFR 1910. 1200. CLEAR WELL DOES NOT HAVE A LIMITED SHELF LIFE.

FORMULATION FOR APPLICATIONS:
TOTAL WEIGHT OF WATER STANDING IN WELL TIMES .013


THIS WILL GIVE YOU THE TOTAL POUNDS OF CLEAR WELL NEEDED TO TREAT A WELL. YOU MUST ALLOW FOR FORMATION AROUND THE WELL SCREEN IF THIS AREA NEEDS TO BE TREATED ALSO. WATER SHOULD BE USED TO DISPLACE PRODUCT INTO FORMATION AROUND WELL SCREENS.

EXAMPLE


6" WELL - 200' - 50' STATIC - 40' SCREEN
THIS WELL HAS 150' OF STANDING WATER IN WELL.
6" CASING HOLDS 1.5 GALLONS PER FOOT.
150' TIMES 1.5 = 225 GALLONS OF WATER IN WELL.
225 TIMES 8.34 ( WT. OF WATER PER GALLON ) = 1,876 LBS. OF WATER
1,876 TIMES .013 = 18.8 OR 19 TO ROUND IT OFF.
19 IS THE TOTAL LBS. OF DRY CLEAR WELL NEEDED TO TREAT THIS WELL.


THESE FIGURES ARE FOR A GENERAL WELL DECLINE OF 20% TO 30%, IF YOUR WELL HAS DECLINED
MORE THAN THIS, WE RECOMMEND USING 1 1/2 TO 2 TIMES THE GENERAL APPLICATIONS.

TREMIE METHOD


MIX CLEAR WELL AT 1 LB. PER 1 GAL. OF WATER RATIO.


YOU ONLY NEED TO FIGURE SCREENED ARE AND FORMATION AREA YOU WANT TO TREAT IF THIS IS WHERE THE PROBLEM IS IN YOUR WELL. A PIPE IS RUN DOWN TO THE TOP OF THE WELL SCREENS IN THE TREMIE METHOD, BUT YOU STILL NEED TO DISPLACE ALL PRODUCT OUT OF THE TREMIE PIPE AND INTO
FORMATION IF DESIRED.

SUMMARY


CLEAR WELL IS EASY TO USE, BUT UNDERSTANDING AND KNOWING WHAT TO DO UNDER EACH CIRCUMSTANCE IS THE KEY TO PROPER WELL MAINTENANCE. CLEAR WELL PRODUCTS WERE DEVELOPED WHEN WE SAW THE NEED FOR A SAFER AND MORE EFFICIENT MEANS OF WATER WELL REHABILITATION. IF YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WITH ANY OF THE DIRECTIONS GIVEN HERE OR NEED ASSISTANCE, PLEASE CONTACT US OR YOUR DISTRIBUTOR, WE WILL BE GLAD TO HELP.

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